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The Apple Watch is the company's first smartwatch, featuring quick shortcuts to your phone's basic funcionality, fitness and health-oriented capabilities as well as integration with iPhones, which serve as the watch’s primary -- and required -- companion. Available in Sport, Standard, and Edition varieties, the watch can vary in price from a few hundred to several thousand dollars. There's a large combination of cases and interchangeable bands which are optional extras.

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The Apple Watch isn't the first ever smartwatch, and it doesn't really do anything rival products don't do. But what it does do, it does as well as any smartwatch out there, thanks to Apple's user interface expertise. It's a slick device to use,...

To be really honest, when the wearables era began I was unimpressed at first. For a long time, players like Sony, for example, had pioneered smartwatches that would sync via Bluetooth with your smartphone to give you text messages and maybe even...

According to Apple, watchOS 2 is about refinements, enhancements and “innovative new ways to make Apple Watch your own”. That's fine by us, because with the original Apple Watch, it sometimes felt like we'd paid hundreds of pounds to be beta testers...

The Apple Watch is a powerful smartwatch with plenty of features on offer - from calls, to notifications, and thousands of apps all on your wrist. There's not much that sets it apart from the competition, however, save for its good-looking...

The Apple Watch is the new product from the house of the Apple. Before I launch into the review, there are a few things that will bring this review into focus. First, although I have several Apple products, I am not an Apple apologist. I believe you...

Apple's first endeavor in the wearable market was much like their original iPhone, not the smoothest though full of potential. The device is meant to be a companion to your smartphone (not a replacement) and with this I think Apple has executed well on...

We're big fans of smartwatches and having tested both Apple and Android devices have become very addicted to them.Getting notifications on your wrist is actually more useful than you might imagine and, if you start wearing one, we guarantee you'll love...

The Apple Watch needs no introduction. It's been more than five years since the first iPad was announced, and since then, we've only seen iterative new products from Cupertino every year - 2015 marks Apple's first foray into a new product category in...

As with all new Apple product launches, it can be difficult sometimes to separate the reality from the hype. The hype is understandable, of course - Apple is the biggest technology company in the world, and it doesn't often launch into all-new product...

As stated above, it's a beautifully designed accessory which compliments rather than replaces the iPhone. While it has much of the same features, you'll find yourself glancing at your watch rather than fishing out your iPhone, although the health...

Given the company's track record, it would be foolish to bet against Apple completely changing the way wearables are perceived. And, after six days of continual use, I've come to expect the Apple Watch to be on my wrist at all times. The true test of...

After a month with the Apple Watch, it's certainly affected my life, but I wouldn't say it's changed it significantly. I'm a lot more comfortably leaving my phone sitting on my desk when I'm at home or work, rather than constantly keeping it in my...

The Apple Watch is a start. Not necessarily a good start, but there are some great ideas in there and the ecosystem has loads of potential. It's a promising device, but one that's currently plagued by software/hardware optimisation issues, a certain...

How you feel about the Apple Watch will depend entirely upon how you feel about wearables as a whole. Every time we review a smartwatch there's the inevitable contingent of commenters who wonder what the point of such a device is; if you're one of...

Apple Watch is available in three models: Apple Watch Sport (aluminum), Apple Watch (stainless steel), and Apple Watch Edition (gold). All come in two color choices: silver or space gray for the Sport, silver or space black for the steel model, and gold...

The Apple Watch is a very unique product, so I took a unique approach to this review. While we're all accustomed to smartphones and tablets, wearable tech still takes some time to wrap one's head around. You can't put a smartwatch on for an hour, or a...

Apple has been touting the Apple Watch as a "groundbreaking health and fitness companion" since chief executive Tim Cook first revealed it last September . It has been designed to help anyone who wears it lead a healthier life by being more active,...

While the Apple Watch does a lot right, the battery life and usability issues show the company couldn't quite muster up a miracle of smartwatch design. However, there's no excuse for the poor sports features, the lack of GPS and the worrying quality of...